Refrigerator system
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorSemen Viktorovich LIMANSKIY
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Abstract
A refrigerator includes a rear wall, a first strap, a second strap, an insulative member, a housing, an ozone generator, a ventilation panel, and a light. The first strap and the second strap fix the insulative member to the rear wall. The housing is disposed in the ventilation panel. A frontside of the housing has a recessed portion that defines a receptacle on a backside of the wall, a trough on the frontside of the wall, and a first number of vents. The first number of vents establish fluid communication between the receptacle and the trough. The ozone generator is disposed in the receptacle. The light is fixed to the housing. The light includes a cover that overlaps at least a portion of the trough and defines a second number of vents that are in fluid communication with the trough.
Claims20
A refrigerator comprising:
- a rear wall;
- a first strap and a second strap each fixed to the rear wall;
- an insulative member defining a first aperture and extending between the first strap and the second strap;
- a housing disposed in the first aperture, the housing including a top end, a bottom end, and a wall extending therebetween, a frontside of the wall having a recessed portion that defines a receptacle on a backside of the wall, a trough on the frontside of the wall, and a first number of vents, wherein the first number of vents establish fluid communication between the receptacle and the trough;
- an ozone generator disposed in the receptacle;
- a first ventilation panel disposed over the trough and at least a portion of the frontside of the wall, the first ventilation panel being fixed to the insulative member and defining at least one slot, wherein the at least one slot is in fluid communication with the trough and is configured to receive ozonated fluid from the ozone generator via the trough, first number of vents, and receptacle;
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- a light fixed to the wall and disposed between the bottom end and the ozone generator, the light including a cover that overlaps at least a portion of the trough and defines a second number of vents, wherein the second number of vents are in fluid communication with the at least one slot and are configured to vent the ozonated fluid from the at least one slot to the an interior portion of the refrigerator.
A fixation system for use in a refrigerator including an insulative member and a ventilation panel defining a number of vents, the fixation system comprising:
- a first strap;
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- a second strap spaced apart from the first strap, wherein the first strap and the second strap are collectively configured to receive the insulative member, wherein the first strap includes a main body having a rear side and a front side opposing the rear side, wherein the rear side is configured to lie against a rear wall of the refrigerator and defines a first aperture configured to receive a first fastener to fix the main body to the rear wall of the refrigerator, and wherein the front side defines a second aperture configured to receive a second fastener to fix the ventilation panel to the main body.
An ozone generator assembly for use in a refrigerator, the ozone generator assembly comprising:
- a housing including a top end, a bottom end, and a wall extending therebetween, the wall including an interior-facing surface defining a first aperture and a receptacle disposed above the first aperture, the wall including an exterior-facing surface that is opposite the interior-facing surface, the exterior-facing surface defining a trough that extends inward from the exterior-facing surface and extends circumferentially about at least a portion of the receptacle, the housing defining a first number of vents that establish fluid communication between the receptacle and the trough;
- an ozone generator at least partially disposed in the receptacle and configured to supply ozonated fluid to the trough via the receptacle and the first number of vents;
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- a light secured to the housing and disposed in the first aperture, the light including a cover disposed over the exterior-facing surface of the wall, the cover defining a second number of vents configured to receive the ozonated fluid from the first number of vents via the trough and provide the ozonated fluid to an interior portion of the refrigerator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.